Girls' name · since 1967
Elanna
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 566 babies named Elanna, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
566 babies have been named Elanna since 1967, making it today's #8979 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elanna has been recorded 566 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #8979 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #10,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,979 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 566 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elanna ranks #10,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,979 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 566 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,979 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elanna's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elanna compares
566 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elanna's all-time total is 51% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 566 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elanna splits its recorded history at 2004: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Elanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Elanna's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Elanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (33% of all-time use).
How Elanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elanna's total volume
Elanna by state
Where Elanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 566 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elanna's data
- Elanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.